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- Dictionarymaniac/ˈmeɪnɪak/
noun
- 1. a person exhibiting extremely wild or violent behaviour: "when he sits in front of a PlayStation he transforms into a karate-chopping maniac"
- 2. a person suffering from mania. archaic Similar
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MANIAC definition: 1. a person who has a very strong interest in a particular activity: 2. a person who behaves in an…. Learn more.
The meaning of MANIAC is someone who is or acts mentally unsound; especially : a person who behaves in a wildly foolish, reckless, or dangerous manner. How to use maniac in a sentence.
Definition of maniac adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. countable noun. A maniac is a mad person who is violent and dangerous. The cabin looked as if a maniac had been let loose there. ...a drug-crazed maniac. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe someone's behaviour as maniac, you are emphasizing that it is extremely foolish and uncontrolled. [emphasis]
A maniac is a crazy person. Screaming like a maniac is never a good way to get your point across. Long ago, the word maniac was an official psychiatric term that meant "a patient suffering from mania," or manic disorder, involving a euphoric mood and extreme energy.
A maniac is a crazy person who is violent and dangerous. 2. If you describe someone's behavior as maniac , you are emphasizing that it is extremely foolish and uncontrolled.
Maniac definition: a raving or violently insane person; lunatic.. See examples of MANIAC used in a sentence.
noun. /ˈmeɪniæk/ (informal, sometimes offensive) a person who behaves in a dangerous, violent or wild way and who you think is crazy or strange The use of the word maniac to refer to somebody who has a mental illness is offensive. synonym madman. He was driving like a maniac. a homicidal/knife-wielding maniac. Topics Danger c2.
MANIAC definition: someone who behaves in an extreme or uncontrolled way: . Learn more.
someone who behaves in an extreme or uncontrolled way: a sex maniac. He drives like a maniac. (Definition of maniac from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of maniac. in Chinese (Traditional) 強烈興趣, 入迷的人，狂熱愛好者, 瘋子… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) 强烈兴趣, 入迷的人，狂热爱好者, 疯子… See more. in Spanish.
